Deborah Read

MBChB, FAFPHM (RACP)

Deborah Read is a public health physician with a specialist interest in environmental health who works as a consultant in the public sector. She joined the Centre for Public Health Research part- time as an Associate Professor in 2011. Her experience includes positions in the Ministry of Health and other central government agencies and as a Medical Officer of Health in several district health boards. She was a member of the Environmental Risk Management Authority from 2007-2011 and is currently a member of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms decision-making committee of the Environmental Protection Authority. Deborah is also a member of the Advertising Standards Complaints Board and the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. Deborah is Co-Director of the Environmental Health Indicators Team.

• Publications
• Current Research Projects

PUBLICATIONS

Publication	Type
Mason K, Lindberg K, Haenfling C, Schori A, Marsters H, Read D, Borman B. Social Vulnerability Indicators for Flooding in Aotearoa New Zealand. Int J Env Res & Pub Health, 2021; 18(8):3952.	Journal
Russell M, Read D, Cook H. Firearms and lead. NZ Med J, 2019; 132 (1496): 69-71.	Journal
Mason K, Lindberg K, Read D, Borman B. The importance of using Public Health Impact Criteria to develop environmental health indicators: The example of the indoor environment in New Zealand. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018; 15(8): 1786.	Journal
Read D. (2017) Choosing Wisely – encouraging evidence –based conversations and improving the quality of care. NZ College of Public Health Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Wellington 6-7 September, Wellington, NZ. (Invited keynote).	Conference Presentations
Read D, Marsters H, Xu F, Borman B. (2017) Plugging the gap-Surveillance on hazardous substances-related morbidity in primary care in New Zealand. 15th World Congress on Public Health, 3 -7 April, Melbourne, Australia.	Conference Presentations
Smith L, Read D, Shanthakumar M, Borman B, Love T. Final Evaluation Report of the Bowel Screening Pilot: Screening Rounds One and Two. Report to MOH. Feb 2017.	Reports
Read D, Sherwood D, Ineson S. Choose Wisely – is more always better? NZMJ, 2016; 129(1447):10-12.	Journal
Read D, Fyfe C, Haenfling C, Shanthakumar M, Borman B. (2016) Border health indicator development in New Zealand. 4th International One Health Congress and 6th Biennial Congress of the International Association for Ecology and Health, 3 -7 December, Melbourne, Australia (Poster).	Conference Presentations
Xu F, Borman B, Read D. Easy option vs best option. Safeguard, 2016; 157.	Other Publications
Smith L, Read D, Borman B, Artus J. (2015) Interim Evaluation Report of the Bowel Screening Pilot Screening Round One. Report for the Ministry of Health. February 24.	Reports
Poynter M, Read D, Borman B. (2014) Environmental health indicators for climate change in New Zealand. NZ Population Health Congress, 6-8 Oct, Auckland, NZ.	Conference Presentations
Xu F, Borman B, Read D. (2014) Environmental health indicators programme. NZ Population Health Congress, 6-8 Oct, Auckland, NZ.	Conference Presentations
Marsters H, Borman B, Read D, Poynter M. (2014) E-notification of hazardous substances, disease and injury. NZ Population Health Congress, 6-8 Oct, Auckland, NZ.	Conference Presentations
't Mannetje A, Coakley J, Bridgen P, Smith A, Read D, Pearce N, Douwes J. Estimated infant intake of persistent organic pollutants through breast milk in New Zealand. NZ Med J, 2014; 127(1401): 56-68.	Journal
Borman B, Read D. 2,4,5-T and birth defects in New Zealand. International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) Annual Conference, Seoul, Korea, August, 2010. Epidemiology, 2011; 22(S1): S124-S125.	Conference Proceedings
Borman B, Read D. (2010) Birth Defects in the New Plymouth District. Technical Report No 32. Wellington: CPHR.	Reports
Borman B, Read D, Shum-Pearce A. (2009) Evaluation of the Chemical Injury Surveillance System. Technical Report No 30. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ.	Reports